City Ownership Push Marks Chicago Mayoral Defeat
Chicago voters rejected the Republican mayoral nominee John Maynard Harlan as Judge E F Dunne won by 24 248 plurality and 161 659 votes to 137 411 for Harlan amid a surge for municipal ownership of utilities and streetcar lines. Cap Anson elected city clerk as Democrats gain council edge.
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Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
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Judge Dunne
Eiven
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Republican
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Prohibition
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Cap Anson
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Law and Order
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Shumway
Shaw Plans U S Deposit Call in Two Installments
Washington April 5 secretary Shaw announces a call on national deposits for about 27 000 000 in two installments. The first due May 15 and the second July 1.
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Washington
Shaw
Kaiser Power Behind President Suggested Limiting the War Area
The state department releases advance sheets of the foreign relations correspondence showing for the first time that President Roosevelt acted last February on Emperor William's suggestion to arrange actions by neutral powers to press belligerents in the Far East to respect China's neutrality.
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William
Roosevelt
China
State Department
Von Der Ahe Taken Ill While Voting
Prominent St. Louis figure Cyris Von Der Ahe fell ill from apoplexy while caring at the polls. His physician says he is not in danger and should be out soon. Election results show Sanborn winning by a fourth plurality amid Democratic gains in Peoria and Missouri cities.
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Quarantine Declared Over Sheep Scab Across Multiple States
Governor Toole issued a wide quarantine on April 5 against Cal Horna Colutarn Minnesoul Nebraska Kansas North Dakota South Dakota Oregon Wyoming and New York where sheep scab is believed present.
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Andl
Gov
Factory Blow Up Kills Three at Union Metallic Plant
In Bentreport Connecticut on April 5 a terrible explosion destroyed the Union Metallic Cartridge company plant killing three men. A primer cap ignition caused the blast in the drying room near a cream pipe, tearing the building foundations and shaking the area. Crowds gathered as others escaped amid frantic search and police kept order.
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Bentreport
Conn
Offer Buildiies
Pafely
Cooke McCaskrin Contest Delayed In House Session
Springfield report notes a motion by Arnold to reconsider the Cooke McCaskrin contest. Majority on elections committee favored Currie but the motion failed. Special order called for a brief session at four o clock in the afternoon.
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Arnold Browght
One Elections Committee
Currie
Peace Move Across Berlin Echoes in War Dispatches
Berlin reports say peace at an early date may come with influence from Berlin and St Petersburg as czar decisions hinge on personal and family pressures. Russia’s position remains unsettled while military actions continue around Toulisin and Tyulisin with Russian and Japanese forces described in skirmishes and claimed recoveries.
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St. Petersbuhet
Associated Press
Eiron
Thaw Nesbit wedding ends scandal for Pittsburg family
In Pittsburg on April 5 Harry Kendall Thaw and Miss Evelyn Nesbit wed at 5 pm at the Third Presbyterian Church manse. Only family and close associates attended as whispers of a union long denied finally fulfilled amid generations of public intrigue. The Thaw and Nesbit tale has drawn wide notice in Pittsburg society. Washington reports allege Haiti is quiet and the cruiser Brooklyn has been ordered to Monti Christi amid rumors of unrest in Haiti and Santo Domingo.
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Harry Kendall Thaw
Evelyn Florence Nesbit
William L. McEwan
Third Presbyterian Church
William Thaw
Josiah Thaw
Charles J. Holman
Washington
Powell
Port Au Prince
State Department
Haiti
Brooklyn
Hay
Tien Waters
Monti Christi
San Domingo
Montreal Steamer Arrives After Provisions Shortage
The steamer Montreal arrived at Fayal in the Azores with 202 passengers aboard. Severe delays in the voyage and a major pipe shortage left provisions severely taxed, and 600 steerage passengers faced near starvation upon arrival.
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Montreal
Fayal
Azores
Killed in a Peculiar Way at New Boston Club
Earl Erland of Chicago died after a launch accident at New Boston while en route to the Bay Island Hunting and Fishing club. He fell against a fly wheel near the engine, crushed his skull, and died after hours of suffering. He left a wife and three children. Burned Trying to Save Two Men. Bloomington, Mil, April 5. The 4yearold son of Frank Maupin perished in a fire that destroyed a carpenter shop at Atlanta. The father was fatally burned attempting to save his son.
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Boston Bay
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Bloomington
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Frank Maupin
Atlanta
King Edward to Meet Loubet in Paris on March to Marseille
Definite plans set for a brief Paris meeting between King Edward and President Loubet as Edward travels through France en route to Marseilles to join Queen Alexandra. Officials seek to avoid political significance amid the Morocco incident, though likely to be perceived as such.
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Edward
Preside Loubet
France
Marseilles
Alexandra
Morocco
Mrs Chadwick Granted Stay of Execution
Cincinnati April a stay of execution was granted today by the United States circuit court of appeals for Mrs Lassie Chadwick until further order of the court.
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Cincinnati
Lassie L. Chadwick
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Lavina Steele Receives Carnegie Medal For Skating Rescue
Lavina Steele formerly of Coon Rapids and now assistant state librarian in Des Moines, awarded Carnegie medal for heroism saving George Hill from drowning after he broke through ice while skating last winter. She struggled in 10 to 12 feet of freezing water yet dragged Hill to safety.
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Iowa
Lavina Steele
Coon Rapids
George Hill
Buriington
Miss Steele
Earthquake Ravages Dharmsala and Lahore
Lahore reports seventy killed as Dharmsala’s hill station is razed with native quarters obliterated. Surviving residents camp on hillsides amid great distress. Relief parties rushed to Dharmsala while Lahore mourns damaged quarters and widespread injuries. Mohammedan residents wail for deliverance from further tremors.
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Lahore
India
Dharmsala
Emperor William Arrives at Naples Amid Cannonade
Naples Italy April 5 Emperor William arrived today aboard the Hamburg to a booming salute as thousands gathered along the harbor Duke Aosta boarded the Hamburg to greet him in the king s name and to announce the king will visit Naples tomorrow to see him
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Naples
Italy
Emperor William
Hamburg
Duke Aosta
Legislature Considers Sine Die Adjournment May 28
Springfield reports the senate adopted a joint resolution for sine die adjournment of the general assembly on April 28. In Springfield Illinois the anti loan shark bill banning wage assignments without written consent passed unanimously in the senate and moves to the house for action.
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Springfield
Senate
General Assembly
House
Stanford Estate Bequests Favor University Shares to Relatives
In San Francisco on April 5 the Examiner reports Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford left an estate valued at about 7.6 million dollars. The will directs 3.125 million dollars for legacies and bequests with the remainder to Stanford University.
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San Francisco
Cal
Examiner
Jane Lathrop
Stanford
Stanford University
Two Die In Colorado Fire At Cripple Creek
Fire swept Paul Wilson building in Cripple Creek Colorado early today killing William Davis and a man identified as Dig Walsh. Several others escaped with narrow misses as flames raged through the structure.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Paul Wilson
William Davis
Soot Alarm At Seventh Avenue Residence
Fire crews were not needed after a 6:27 am soot alarm from 1227 Seventh Avenue, David Knittle’s home, with no damage reported. River levels showed 0.20 ft at 6 am and 9.25 ft at noon, while the Columbia carried a heavy freight and large passenger list from Burlington today.
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David Knittle
Seventh Avenue
Columbia
Burlington
Indians Flock To See Roosevelt In Indian Territory
President Roosevelt made brief stops in South McAlister and Muskogee Oklahoma addressing crowds on statehood and citizenship. A large turnout of full blooded Indians gathered with territorial guards and 100 deputy marshals as escort. The train then moved to Vanita with an estimated 6400 people at the station and a short speech on the rear platform car. Also Bishop John L. Spalding left Peoria for Hot Springs seeking health, aided by sisters and two brothers, amid flowers from well wishers.
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Muskogee
Pleasant Porter
Alll
Territorial Mounted Guards
Guard of Honor
Indian Territory
Vanita
Roosevelt
Persona
Kans
Peoria
Hot Springs
John L. Spalding
Father Riordan
Chicago
Spalding
Bulgarian town destroyed by extermination in mountains
Under Chief Govan a band of Bulgarians was exterminated in the Livadia region with three soldiers killed and one wounded. Nearby Mt. Pleasant, Tex sees T. A. Ledbetter uncover a pot of gold coins worth about $2,000. an old Indian legend hinted treasure nearby.
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Govan
Livadia
Sakmica
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
T. A. Ledbetter
Werth
Ledbetter
Spring upheaval fears grip St. Petersburg details
News from St. Petersburg reports rising city and national unrest as spring activities grow. Radical forces push covertly, workers press demands, while authorities reinforce troops and sanitation measures amid cholera fears. An April bombing in Warsaw injures a policeman Sarap, blamed for riots.
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St. Petersburg
Mine officer blown to pieces in Arizona
Tucson April 5. T C Lamb superintendent of the Tres Amigos mine was blown to pieces by an infernal machine while asleep at his home near town. His family is in the east and Lamb had been in disputes over mining property, leading to the belief that an enemy in these quarrels committed the deed.
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Tucson
Ariz
T. C. Lamb
Unknown man killed near Union Grove on Northwestern tracks
The body of an unknown man was found yesterday beside the Northwestern railroad tracks near Union Grove in Whiteside County. The remains were noted by a westbound freight crew and taken to Morrison for an inquest. It is believed the man died after being struck by an engine. American killed in Europe. Monte Carlo, April 5. Frank Stevens, one of two Americans injured in an automobile accident near here Monday, is dead. Stevens' companion, Louis Hay, is recovering.
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Whitside
Union Grove
Whiteside County
West
Morrison
Europe
Monte Carlo
Frank Stevens
Here
Stevens
Louis Hay
Grand jury resumes beef testimony after three days
Chicago April 5 The grand jury continues the beef packers investigation after a three and a half day recess. The 66th witness was called to the stand as the inquiry proceeds into meat industry methods.
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